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Automatic bug fixing
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<p>Automatic bug-fixing is the automatic <a href="/facts/Patch_(computing)/sIHVBPls">repair</a> of <a href="/facts/Software_bug/I1uSXySv">software bugs</a> without the intervention of a human programmer. It is also commonly referred to as <i>automatic patch generation</i>, <i>automatic bug repair</i>, or <i>automatic program repair</i>. The typical goal of such techniques is to automatically generate correct <a href="/facts/Patch_(computing)/sIHVBPls">patches</a> to eliminate bugs in <a href="/facts/Software_program/e38jH9N9">software programs</a> without causing <a href="/facts/Software_regression/XoK0oCVA">software regression</a>. </p>